#423e49

Color #423e49

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#423e49

RGB

rgb(66, 62, 73)

HSL

hsl(261.8, 8.1%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.8, 15.1%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 15.1%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(26.97, 4.23, -6.07)

LCH

lch(26.97, 7.4, 304.87)

OKLCH

oklch(37.2%, 0.0192, 302.04)

HWB

hwb(261.8, 24.3%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#45493e

Analogous

#3e4049

#423e49

#483e49

Triadic

#423e49

#49423e

#3e4942

Split-complementary

#423e49

#49483e

#40493e

Tetradic

#423e49

#493e45

#45493e

#3e4942

Square

#423e49

#493e40

#45493e

#3e4948

Shades

Color #423e49 mixed toward black.

#37343d

#2c2931

#211f25

#161518

#0b0a0c

Tints

Color #423e49 mixed toward white.

#615b6b

#7f788c

#9f9aa9

#bfbbc6

#dfdde2

Tones

Color #423e49 mixed toward gray.

#423f48

#434047

#434146

#434245

#434344

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.02:1

White text reads better on this background (10.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404047 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#414146 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#424444 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #423e49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#423e49]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#423e49 (#423e49) is rgb(66, 62, 73) in RGB.

No, #423e49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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